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Comment · 4 months ago
Who's updating those db's when I turn my single family in to a tri-plex , then convert it to an 10 unit apartment complex?

The answer is "no one".

Comment · 10 months ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Is this blog poster quoting "laws" as to why "Trump can't do X"?

Is this blog poster even aware of the existence of "news" outside of Fox, CNN, NBC, NPR ?

This blogger is spouting either propaganda or uninformed nonsense.

Comment · 2 years ago
Love the eggcorn as it works in well in context [bomb fire / bonfire]
Comment · 3 years ago
I'm not sure if the term "phishing" even applies here. The scam would be straight up fraudulent credit card billing -that most users wont even notice.

During the processing part, The scammers could very well just overbill the user by saying "Do you agree to $2 for parking?" and then charge the user $50. Then say a "We will hold $50 while the transaction is approved" just like a gas station.

Your service will get all the complaints and the scammer just gets the cash.

I'm not saying it's a bad idea or anything, however there are many bored smart teenagers and many hungry people with sliding ethics.

Hell, an even better scam is to copy your QR code from each unit and then bill the user for $X more as a "convenience fee" ... then auto-submit correctly to your service.

I mean, that might not even be illegal [in the sense that the customer agreed to the fee].

Comment · 3 years ago
So an enterprising individual puts a QR sticker right near or over yours and does the same thing, except theirs is a scam.

- That should take all of 4-16 hours to setup the software / web side and payment processing [processors who do cannabis / adult products].

- 1 hour to run to Staples and get some laser Av3ry pre-cut stickers.

- 1 hour to replace | supplement your 'real' stickers.

Comment · 5 years ago
Private schools aren't about the student's 'education'. Private schools are about the contacts and social hierarchy bump.

In simpler terms, it's all about 'who you know'.

Comment · 5 years ago
Invert the waveform of the copy-written music, then sync the music to the video, mix both audio streams causing the copy-written music to be effectively removed.

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